{Friday's Favorite Things - The Beach} || Augusta, GA Family Photographer

I admit it... I am an outdoor girl at heart.  There is something so tranquil about the beach to me... the sun, the surf and the carefree nature being on the shoreline does to me.  I really feel like I am living a country music song about finding true love and living in the moment the second my toes touch the sand.  There is something so intrinsically natural and relaxing when I am in a pair of sunglasses, with warm sunshine caressing my skin, a nice breeze cooling my toes and the smell of salt water putting my mind at peace.  Just typing this, I can feel my shoulders starting to relax!!  

So, it was with so much joy that my family and I agreed to spend a week with my sister and her family and my Mom and Step-dad at a Duck, NC beach for a week this summer.  Because even a photographer needs a break to refresh, most of the photos I captured were with my Iphone (you can take the professional camera away from the girl, but you can't take the photographer out of the girl!).  I couldn't help but fall in love all over again with watching my children play with their cousins.  I couldn't help but fall in love all over again with how much I appreciate my sister and Mom.  And I couldn't help but fall in love all over again with what the beach does for my soul.  Beach time - it should be mandatory every year!

Find out more about how I am “Capturing Life’s Beautiful Moments” in my All Natural Light Studio and On Location for newborns and families in Augusta, GA; Evans, GA and Martinez, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC and North Augusta, SC by visiting my website www.MaryBethsPhotography.com